Apple M5 (9C10G-FL) vs Intel Core i3-1005G1 Full Specs

Summary

9 Cores(3P+6E) 9 Threads(3P+6E) 4.46GHz	2 Cores 4 Threads 1.2GHz
TDP 15W	TDP 15W
Bandwidth 153.6GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 59.7GB/s LPDDR4·DDR4
iGPU 10-Core M5-FL	iGPU UHD 32EU 900MHz Gen 11
Peak·FP32·FP16 32.32 TOPSINT8 Tensor	Peak·FP32·FP16 921.6 GFLOPSFP16
Socket -	Socket BGA 1526

Core Config

9 Cores 3P 6E	2 Cores 2P -
9 Threads 3P 6E	4 Threads 4P -

Clocks

Base Clock 4.46GHz	Base Clock 1.2GHz
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 3.4GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 32KB P -
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 48KB P -
L2 1MB P 16MB P shared 6MB E shared	L2 512KB P - -
L3 -	L3 4MB
SLC Cache 8MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type LPDDR4·DDR4
Max Memory 32GB	Max Memory 32GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 9600MT/s	Speed 3733MT/s
Bandwidth 153.6GB/s	Bandwidth 59.7GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s UC·Spec·OC 153.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate3733MT/s UC·Spec·OC 59.7GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 15W	TDP 15W
cTDP-down -	cTDP-down 13W
cTDP-up -	cTDP-up 25W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Chipset Bus

Bus Type -	Bus Type OPI
Bus Config -	Bus Config 4 lanes
Bus Speed -	Bus Speed 4GT/s
Bus Bandwidth -	Bus Bandwidth 2GB/s

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 3.0 x8 7.9GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 10-Core M5-FL	iGPU UHD 32EU 900MHz Gen 11
Shaders 1280	Shaders 256
Boost Clock 1.58GHz	Boost Clock 900MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 32.32 TOPSINT8 Tensor	Peak·FP32·FP16 921.6 GFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H17 Theia	NPU Model GNA 1.0
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 2.45GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 38 TOPSINT8	Performance -

Controller

Controller Model -	Controller Model 495 Series U+
Codename -	Codename Ice Lake
PCIe -	PCIe -

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Intel
ISA AArch64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A	Architecture Ice Lake
Family M Series	Family Core 10th Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Hidra M5Variant AS15PP-Core AS15EE-Core	Codename Ice Lake-U - Sunny CoveP-Core -
Market Segment Tablet	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Oct 15, 2025	Release Date Aug 1, 2019

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry Intel
Other Foundries -	Other Foundries IntelPCH
Fabrication Node N3P -	Fabrication Node 10nm+ 14nmPCH
Die Size -	Die Size 122mm² 54mm²PCH
Transistor Count -	Transistor Count 7 Billion
Transistor Density -	Transistor Density 57 MTr/mm²

Images

Used In

Tablets iPad Pro 11" Gen 6(M5, Late 2025)iPad Pro 13" Gen 8(M5, Late 2025)

Tablets Surface Pro 7(Intel 10th Gen, Late 2019)

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